Two stellar seasons with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League and Anthony Stolarz proved that the Flyers were justified in taking a raw goaltender with no real experience versus high-end competition with their second round pick in the 2012 NHL Draft. Unfortunately, the first professional season for Stolarz was less impressive, as the New Jersey-born goalie posted a 0.905 save percentage in 31 games with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL in 2014-15.
Apparently, Stolarz had no interest in repeating those struggles.
He immediately outplayed veteran goalie Jason LaBarbera, storming out of the gate in October and November and posting a save percentage of 0.